To celebrate Textil- und Teppichkunst’s 50th anniversary, the symposium Textiles in Transition (Textilien im Wandel) takes place on 21–22 March 2026 in Basel, at kHaus – Kasernenplatz 8, 4058 Basel.
The symposium will mainly be held in German and welcomes participants with an interest in historical textiles, oriental carpets, textile art traditions, and cultural exchanges along early trade routes.
Planned presentations include:
- Travels through time in early travel accounts from Merv to Kashgar and the textiles described within – Markus Voigt
- “Giving up your daughters to acquire clothing?” Textiles and diplomacy in the Ancient Near East – Oskar Kälin
- The textile industry as a reflection of society in Bronze Age Anatolia – Çiğdem Maner
- Mina Khani patterns and daffodil-flower borders on Baluch carpets – Hans Ritter
- Chiy/Çiĝ, Kyrgyz reed-grass mats – Berthold Günthner
- Riders on elephants and courtly life: Indian master weavers and vanishing traditions – Helmut Neumann
- Anatolian carpets from the Phrygians through Rome and Byzantium to the Turkish era – convergence or debate? – Ulrich Türck
- Classical Anatolian carpets: landmarks and controversial aspects – Stefano Ionescu
- Morocco and Mali: links and contrasts, including the Malian textiles Arkilla and Kaasa – Bernhard Gardi
- Textile-historical routes from Ghardaia (Algeria) to Morocco – perspectives and new angles – Annette Korolnik-Andersch
- Show and Tell featuring selected pieces from private collections
- Anniversary dinner on Saturday evening at the Meriansaal by the Rhine
Costs: CHF 80 for the symposium and CHF 50 for the Saturday evening dinner (drinks not included).
Registration via the online form or by e-mail at ftt-symposium@hotmail.com.
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